High Score Challenge - S21 - R2 - Bubble Bobble

[KarateEd]

Stardot high score challenge
Season Twenty One: Round Two
Bubble Bobble chosen by KarateEd

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RULES
Round Two starts at 9pm on Monday the 21st of August and ends at 9pm on Monday the 4th of September
The aim is to score as many points as possible
Post scores and screenshots/photographs in this thread
The rules are here
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DISK IMAGE
http://www.bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=1874
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INSTRUCTIONS

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SCORING
Points will be awarded using the following formula.
points = (YS / BS * 50) + ((NOP - YP + 1) * (50 / NOP))
YS = Your Score
BS = Best Score
NOP = Number of Players
YP = Your Position
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HIGH SCORE TABLE

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Link to Overall High Score Table...http://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=27385

Thanks to Galax for the Mode 7 fonts.

Well, if bubbles are your thing, you've come to the right place....Ed ...........
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[klintworth]

First go - bubbles aren’t my thing!! Those controls …..!

[KarateEd]

And an ok start for me.....

[FourthStone]

A start, this will have to do for now...

Score: 192570

[Rod C]

It's a bit disconcerting at first and those "Hurry Up" pauses are infuriating but a nice, quirky game with some neat surprises.

[Venger]

First go since this last popped up in the high score competition. Not a bad game but much too brutal with the time limit before Baron von Blubba appears.

[fwibbler]

Wow! this is much tougher than the arcade version.

[MatthewThompson]

Been a while since played this on any format, not a bad version, quite faithful with the same intro and music. Shame about the ridiculous controls. Just that makes the game harder.

Wonder why it was never released, at a guess too late in the BBC market and Firebird didn't think it would sell many copies.

[Venger]

Not quite as much as I had the last time we played, but not far off.

[MatthewThompson]

A small increase.

[MatthewThompson]

A small increase.

[klintworth]

[Rod C]

Got lucky in a few tight spots and managed a better score.

311690

[FourthStone]

A little further... 260110

[fwibbler]

Done a fair bit better today

[MatthewThompson]

Managed a new high score .

[Rod C]

Getting a bit better.

[Tetlee]

To think I used to be able to complete this on the Speccy(well, my best mate did always carry if I'm honest )

[MatthewThompson]

New high score.

[fwibbler]

To think I used to be able to complete this on the Speccy(well, my best mate did always carry if I'm honest )

To be fair, the Spectrum version plays better than this and has a few more of the game features too.

I'm going to go and play the arcade version now to see how far I get...

[Cybershark]

Wonder why it was never released, at a guess too late in the BBC market and Firebird didn't think it would sell many copies.

That's once reason, I'm sure. Another would have been the constant loading of data - making it utterly impractical for a cassette release.

Here's a score from me: 231010. I wasn't even trying seriously there but I'll leave it here in case I forget to have another go

[Rod C]

A bit of scoring progress.

[MatthewThompson]

New high score. A quick question, does anyone know how to get into heart on level 13 and are those pick ups anything important ? or just points.

[Rod C]

A quick question, does anyone know how to get into heart on level 13

Don't fight it, just go with the flow!

Careful though, you can end up inside with all the goodies on the outside!

[Rod C]

In the flow.

[klintworth]

[KarateEd]

Marginally better......

[FourthStone]

Slight boost.. 313700

[Rod C]

Bubbling along here.

[KarateEd]

Well I'm in the 300k club....